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Encouragement

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(1):

(n.) The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.

(2):

(n.) That which serves to incite, support, promote, or advance, as favor, countenance, reward, etc.; incentive; increase of confidence; as, the fine arts find little encouragement among a rude people.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Encouragement'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/encouragement.html. 1828.
 
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